literary terms

extended metaphor
illustrates complex ideas in ways that are comprehensible to readers

hidden meaning through symoles, actions, imagerym events that create a deeper meaning the author wants to convey

the character breaks off from the play and speaks to a third party audience such as calling out to GOd

brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers.

a conversation between two or more people with differeing opinions but wishing to find truth through reasoned arguments

a division in two opposing parts

good evil
soul body
love hate
black white

a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.

a complex poetic comparison that takes place over several lines

goddesses of inspiration of literature, science, arts

considered source of knowledge embodied in poetry

the art of using language persuasively and effectively

Logic
logicationality/ reasoning to persuade readers intillectually
facts
statistics
definitions
cause and effect
etc.

emotion
use of emotion and affect to persuade
appeals to heart
stories or testimonials
personal connections
imagery that provokes emotional response

Ethics and Credibilityestablishment of writers authroity and believability as they write
trust the writer do to his or her noble character and ethical ways
credible sources
accurate citations
experience and authority
humility
uses tentative authroitative lang: "This is the only way"

understatement is used to emphasize a point by stating the negative to affirm the positive
(lots of double negatives)

Ex: she's not bad looking

rhythmical pause separating a line of verse into halves

descriptive compounds that evoke an image (whale road)

creates interest by using the same initial constenant sound in different words

When an author suggests different, sometimes contradictory interpretations for a higher purpose/deeper meaning

comparason between two things to reveal their similarities

repeated words or phrases used to emphasizze a point

the close repetition of similar vowels, sounds, stressed in syllables
Twinkle Twinkle little STAR, how i wonder what you ARE

exaggeration

using a word or situation to mean the opposite of its usual or literal meaning

the arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, setting, for the purpose of comparison or contrast to show character traits

Using a piece of something to describe the whole object

an authors general distinctive literary style

juxtaposition or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced construct

two corresponding pairs arranged in a parallel inverse order
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair"

confusing words for other words that have similar sounds. Ex: Illiterate him quite from your memory (obliterate)

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

the repetition of conjunctions in a series of coordinate words, phrases, or clauses
"If there be cords, or knives,
Poison, or fire, or suffocating streams"